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Greece: debt inspectors delay labor talks

Quick ReadEU-IMF debt inspectors in Athens delay talks on reforming Greece's labor market

Photo credit: AP | A child carries food distributed by a Greek humanitarian group in central Athens on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. European leaders in Brussels Monday will seek ways to boost growth and create badly needed jobs amid a financial crisis sparked by Greece's debt woes. Greece and its bondholders have come closer to a deal to significantly reduce the country's debt and pave the way for it to receive a much-needed euro130 billion ($170 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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(AP) -- International debt inspectors have delayed a meeting with the Greek government to discuss ways of reducing employment costs -- a key sticking point in negotiations between the struggling eurozone country and its rescue creditors.

The Labor Ministry said the inspectors from the European Union and International Monetary Fund have called off a meeting planned for Tuesday and will hold...

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